Ann Arbor gas prices are up 8 cents per gallon over last week, according to AAA Michigan.

The average price for gas in Ann Arbor is $2.71 today, compared to an average of $2.63 last week.

The statewide average is $2.67 per gallon, 85 cents per gallon higher than last year at this time. Ann Arbor gas prices are 86 cents higher than last year at this time, when a gallon of unleaded fuel was $1.85.

Ann Arbor has the third highest average of the eight metropolitan areas surveyed, which include Detroit, Flint, Lansing/East Lansing and Grand Rapids. 

AAA surveys 2,800 gas stations daily. The cheapest gas prices can be found in the Saginaw/Bay City area.